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The New CISO

The New CISO

Steve Moore 145 episodes Latest May 14, 2026

The New CISO is hosted by Steve Moore, Chief Security Strategist at Exabeam. Each episode features in-depth conversations with Chief Information Security Officers about cybersecurity trends, leadership challenges, and the evolving landscape of information security. The podcast offers insights from experienced security leaders on how to build and manage effective security teams.

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Rogue Agents: The New Era of AI Insider Threats (part 2) Jun 4, 2026 43:04 What happens when an AI agent inside your company starts behaving like an insider threat? In part two, Steve Moore picks the thread back up with former FBI operative Eric O'Neill to explore how agentic AI is rewriting cybersecurity, the legal traps that follow a breach, and why the modern CISO must think like a spy hunter.Eric opens with a sobering reality: ransomware victims who decline to pay ar
Lessons From a Spy Hunter: The Real Cost of a Breach (Part 1) May 14, 2026 34:30 What does it feel like to stand in the smoking ruin of a ransomware attack? In this episode, Steve Moore is joined by former FBI undercover operative Eric O'Neill—the man who helped capture Robert Hanssen—to explain why modern cybercrime is just traditional espionage repackaged, and why the dark web has quietly become the world's third-largest economy.Eric traces his path from the FBI's counterint
Your Most Valuable Skills Aren’t Technical Apr 23, 2026 52:32 Cybersecurity debates tend to center on tools, frameworks, and threats. But Rob Knoblauch has built a 25-year career in global security leadership by focusing on the soft skills that determine whether a CISO survives, thrives, or burns out. In this episode of The New CISO, Rob joins Steve Moore to trace the through-line from running a multi-node BBS as a kid to serving as Deputy CISO of one of the
From Chef to CISO: Unlocking the Recipe to Security Leadership Apr 2, 2026 44:59 What does sharpening a knife over a case of onions have to do with incident response? For Myke Lyons, CISO at Cribl, the answer is everything. Myke trained at the Culinary Institute of America — learning speed and accuracy under the clock of a professional kitchen — before a summer IT job in Manhattan set him on an entirely different path. In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore traces t
Architect and Firefighter: How a Modern CISO Leads in Crisis Mar 12, 2026 48:43 Alan Lucas always wanted to be an architect or a firefighter — as CISO of Worldstream and Greenhouse Datacenters, he has become both. In this episode, he joins host Steve Moore to explore leading cybersecurity at the intersection of design and crisis response.Alan traces his path from Fox-IT through a Dutch cryptocurrency exchange where he arrived post-breach to an organization under near-constant
Six Steps for Better Communication as a CISO Feb 19, 2026 48:43 In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Dean Sapp, CISO and Data Protection Officer at Filevine, about one of security's most critical yet overlooked skills—written communication. Drawing from a brutal college English class that failed students for a single typo and over 20 years building security programs in the legal tech industry, Dean reveals why the ability to articulate
The Four Cs: Why a Schoolteacher Makes a Great CISO Jan 29, 2026 54:07 In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Manuel "Manu" Ressel, CISO at SAUTER Group, about his unconventional journey from classroom teacher to cybersecurity leader—and why the "Four Cs" of modern education provide a powerful framework for building effective security programs. Drawing from years as both a teacher and school principal in Germany, Manu introduces Critical Thinki
Safety Third: Why Security Shouldn't Be Your Top Priority Jan 8, 2026 01:06:54 In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Alex Rice, Founder, CTO, and CISO at HackerOne, about challenging one of cybersecurity's most deeply held beliefs—that security should be the top priority. Drawing from his journey building security programs at Facebook and founding HackerOne, Alex introduces the "safety third" philosophy and explains why accepting that security is neve
Just Starting in Security? Here’s What You Need to Succeed Dec 4, 2025 49:47 In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Iain Paterson, Chief Information Security Officer at Well Health Technologies, about his unconventional path into cybersecurity and the lessons learned from building programs across industries—from banking and healthcare to breach response and beyond.From skipping college to take an eight-month technical boot camp to leading enterprise
Think Outside the Job: How to Shift Your Career Mindset Nov 13, 2025 52:25 In this episode of The New CISO (Episode 137), host Steve Moore speaks with Gideon Knocke, CISO at Visage Imaging, about rethinking how we grow in our careers and why learning to “think outside the job” is key to long-term success.From studying cybersecurity when the field was still new to leading security for millions of patient records in healthcare, Gideon shares how his early curiosity and “ca
Pick Your Pain: A Methodical Approach to Career Growth Oct 23, 2025 45:20 In this episode of The New CISO (Episode 136), host Steve Moore speaks with Carl Cahill, CISO, about a deliberate, methodical approach to career growth—and why every leader must “pick their pain” to progress.From combat arms in the U.S. Army to Active Directory engineering and large-enterprise incident response, Carl shares the pivotal choices that shaped his leadership. He opens up about moving f
From Breach to BISO: Becoming a Security Influencer Oct 2, 2025 41:47 Most security professionals know what a CISO does. But what about a BISO? And why are Fortune 500 companies increasingly creating this executive role?In this episode of The New CISO Podcast, host Steve Moore sits down with Evan Ferree, Staff Vice President and Business Information Security Officer at a Fortune 50 company, to decode one of cybersecurity's most misunderstood leadership positions.Wha

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